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...here as Edna Turnblad in the role Harvey Fierstein played on stage, are sassy mother-daughter spokes-models for plus-size empowerment. "You have to find a theme that contemporary audiences relate to," says Neil Meron, producer of Hairspray and the 2002 film Chicago. "Hairspray is about body image, racial tolerance, what constitutes a family." Think Oprah's Live Your Best Life tour, with a beat and bigger hair...
While much of this racism may not manifest itself in the most overt ways—explicit racial slurs and exclusion are rare—the very history of this country, and the ways in which minorities continue to be portrayed by the media, undoubtedly affect people’s subconsciously held ideas about race. It is extremely foolish for anyone to think that Harvard and its students are somehow above this tainted environment...
...look like” your fellow student. Yet, rather than acknowledge any of this, in the wake of the Cabot incident, many people simply accused the concerned ABHW and BMF members of unnecessarily “playing the race card,” and bringing a racial component into a situation that clearly did not merit it. Some even expressed concern that discussion of this sensitive issue was too divisive, and would breed tension on campus that would damage the precious “community” we all hold so dear...
Instead of this knee-jerk reaction (“You totally called me racist! I am not racist! I have black friends!”), people would do well to entertain the possibility that, despite what we’d like to believe, Harvard is not a bastion of racial harmony, and we students are not pure and perfect in our unconscious beliefs. The problem might be more subtle than it used to be, but there’s still a long way to go before we reach real racial understanding...
...make it work in the moment, all while trying to adapt wordplay and cultural references. "Characters in Boyz in the Hood talked about Amos n' Andy," says Béhar. "Well, in France that wouldn't mean anything. I went with Laurel and Hardy, but of course all the racial and political significance was gone. Sixteen years later, I'm still trying to find a better alternative...